https://youtu.be/o0VIXdv3tlI Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint Leo the Great, a pope who died in the year 461. Many of the prayers that we find in the Roman Missal today, come from his hand and he is credited with having saved Rome from marauding Huns and Vandals. Let us pray. O God, who […]
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The Feast of the Dedication of the Cathedral Church Saint John the Lateran in Rome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzQf2N-4Uhs Today the church celebrates The Feast of the Dedication of the Cathedral Church Saint John the Lateran in Rome. It is so called because the land on which the church stands was donated by the Latarani Family in the year 324. It is really the Cathedral Church of Rome. Saint Peters is not; Saint […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint Charles Borromeo
https://youtu.be/W7o3AGqEZwk “The election is over. Whether we like the results or not, our democracy continues,” says Father Jerry in today’s homily, “So the question is, are we able to come together and continue the great American experiment? Can we put aside what divides us,and embrace the values that unite us? Do we possess the vision […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint Martin de Porres
https://youtu.be/lclYEeAQJUo Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint Martin de Porres. Martin was born in Lima, Peru, of a Spanish father and a black slave mother. He was a lay brother who humbly ministered to the poor and the sick, especially African slaves. Devoted to the Holy Eucharist, he was a close friend of […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of All Souls
https://youtu.be/sF4HnG2JOSg Today is The Feast of All Souls. Today we pause to remember all those who have gone before us in faith, and who have been gathered into the fullness of God’s reign forever. Today we pause to remember that this world, wonderful as it sometimes, is not our permanent home, and that one day […]
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